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Core Real-World Geometry
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Core Real-World Geometry
Show your calculations and include the correct units. Remember: perimeter measures the distance around a shape; area measures the space inside it.
Rectangles in Everyday Settings
1.A rectangular vegetable plot is 9 m long and 3 m wide. What is its perimeter?
2.Find the area of a rectangular vegetable plot that is 9 m long and 3 m wide.
3.For each job, choose whether perimeter or area is the measurement you need.
a) Working out how much mesh is needed to go around a rectangular chicken run.
b) Finding how much ground a rectangular patio covers.
c) Calculating the length of trim for the edge of a rectangular noticeboard.
d) Finding how much lawn seed is needed to cover a rectangular patch of grass.
4.A rectangular outdoor court is 11 m long and 7 m wide. Calculate its area and its perimeter.
Check and Explain Your Thinking
5.Georgia says a 7 m by 5 m rectangular deck has an area of 12 m² because 7 + 5 = 12. Explain what is wrong with his method, then give the correct area.
6.A builder measures one side of a rectangular garden 2 cm too short. Explain one way this small measurement error could affect the materials ordered or the finished garden.
7.Draw a rectangle to represent a storage area that is 10 m long and 4 m wide. Label the sides, write a formula for its perimeter and a formula for its area, then calculate both measurements.
8.A roll contains 26 m of border edging. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 5 m wide. Is the roll long enough to go all the way around the garden? Show a calculation and compare the result with 26 m.
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